A squad of Heavenly Soldiers encircled and exterminated the poison ghosts.
Sabers and shields, long spears, bows and crossbows—the elite troops of the Heavenly Army carried every standard weapon. Their sharp armor made them look imposing, and it was especially hard to overlook those bright, dazzling golden shields.
Groups of ugly poison ghosts charged haphazardly at the battle formation.
"Hold!"
A series of clacks rang out.
The shields connected, forming a glittering wall of gold.
Then, with a swish, sharp blades protruded through the gaps in the shields. The shield-bearing Heavenly Soldiers hunched forward and slowly advanced, slamming viciously into the chaotic poison ghosts. The heavy golden shields boomed, their golden sheen smeared over and obscured by foul blood...
"Charge!"
The golden shields flipped over, their blades flashing with biting chill. It became a completely one-sided slaughter.
After roughly half an incense stick's time, the squad had thoroughly wiped out the poison ghosts. Just then, a flying vessel bearing the emblem of the Xia Clan, which had been circling overhead for some time, suddenly plummeted!
"What is the Xia Clan doing? Form ranks! Stay on guard!"
The Heavenly Soldiers who had been gathering the spoils of war hurriedly formed up. They saw the flying vessel's defensive barrier rapidly shatter layer by layer, its light flickering. Its mast snapped, dragging the sails away from the hull as fragments large and small came raining down. Immortals aboard the vessel were fighting one another with magic.
The Heavenly Soldiers only wanted to complete their mission and eliminate poison ghosts. They had no wish to get entangled with the Xia Clan or invite further trouble.
Yet things never went as one wished.
That battered flying vessel came hurtling diagonally toward the Heavenly Soldiers' formation.
Mysterious rogue immortals blocked the skies in every direction. It